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, a consulting firm, health care experts -- >> in fact, the lewin group did a study. >> well, the lewin associates, a very respected technical firm -- >> there is one study from the lewin group. >> one firm is telling us, the lewin group. >> what you'll have from the lewin think tank that specializes in health care -- >> the lewin group providing the anti-talking points for americans and the dramatic bad numbers about all the bad things that will happen if we reform health care that happen to be off what the nonpartisan sources say by a factor of ten? that group is actually united health. the insurance company. but again, united health on the surface maintains it is supportive of health care reform. the lesson here is to watch what these corporations do not just what they say. the other lesson here is that when you see a big, organized purportedly grass roots event, and just as a citizen or a blogger or a reporter or elected official if you are trying to assess the political import of the big, organized, purportedly grass roots event, you should find out who organized it. you should loo
, a consulting firm, health care experts -- >> in fact, the lewin group did a study. >> well, the lewin associates, a very respected technical firm -- >> there is one study from the lewin group. >> one firm is telling us, the lewin group. >> what you'll have from the lewin think tank that specializes in health care -- >> the lewin group providing the anti-talking points for americans and the dramatic bad numbers about all the bad things that will happen if we...
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but the lewin group, too, is owned by unitedhealth group. which has given thousands to hatch and cantor in just the past two years. before unitedhealth group, hemsley spent 23 years at arthur andersen accounting, serving as chief financial officer from fall of 1995 to when he left in '97. for services overlapping that period, arthur andersen became embroiled in several scandals. sued for fraud over accounting in its waste management incorporated, denied wrongdoing. settled for $95 million. sued over sunbeam accounting. denied wrongdoing. settled for $180 million, fined more than $7 million. sued over the baptist foundation of arizona. these investors, many of who are elderly, trusted the misleading financial statements audited by andersen. that from then attorney general janet napolitano. denied wrong doing, settled for $217 million. and enron, where arthur andersen accounting was auditor and consultant. by the time both companies came down, mr. hemsley was gone. in 1999, mr. hemsley negotiated a new deal as unitedhealth group president. uni
but the lewin group, too, is owned by unitedhealth group. which has given thousands to hatch and cantor in just the past two years. before unitedhealth group, hemsley spent 23 years at arthur andersen accounting, serving as chief financial officer from fall of 1995 to when he left in '97. for services overlapping that period, arthur andersen became embroiled in several scandals. sued for fraud over accounting in its waste management incorporated, denied wrongdoing. settled for $95 million. sued...
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into a government plan. >> governor, had those systems taken ahold -- >> lewin associates is owned by a health insurance company. so let's -- cbo which i think is a more reasonable organization says 5 or 10 million people are going to end up -- >> depends on the amount of people. >> second of all, what the speaker didn't tell you, let's suppose you that get forced out of your employer-based system which is unlikely, but let's suppose you that do. the government will pay you based on your income either to go into a public option or a private option. nobody is forcing you into the public option. now, the third thing that nobody talks about is this bill is terrific for a small business. the blue dogs made it a better bill, and i hopefully the b by gets through, it gets even better. right now on the house bill, if you're a small business, you have no responsibility whatsoever to give your employees health insurance. that now becomes a subsidy based on your income. this is choice. this is real choice. >> that's in the house bills. but the senate has made it clear they're not going to inclu
into a government plan. >> governor, had those systems taken ahold -- >> lewin associates is owned by a health insurance company. so let's -- cbo which i think is a more reasonable organization says 5 or 10 million people are going to end up -- >> depends on the amount of people. >> second of all, what the speaker didn't tell you, let's suppose you that get forced out of your employer-based system which is unlikely, but let's suppose you that do. the government will pay...
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we turn over this country's health care to a government plan and we open up a government plan, the lewin group, one of the best analytical groups in health care in the country, if not the best, said up to 119.1 million people would transfer from private insurance into the government plan. >> one possible road to compromise on the public option debate, nonprofit cooperatives which could compete with private insurers but would not be run by the government. there's so much out there, so much to cover, we simply can't get to it all, so we want you to check out cnn.com/healthcare. we feature ongoing coverage of the health care debate, a list of town hall meetings from across the country and how health care reform might affect you no matter where you live. >>> the president veered off the health care stump for a few hours of private time with his family -- well, private time if you don't count the cameras there. here's a few snapshots -- here are a few snapshots i should say of the obamas at yellowstone national park in wyoming. they were there yesterday. the first family visited the grand can
we turn over this country's health care to a government plan and we open up a government plan, the lewin group, one of the best analytical groups in health care in the country, if not the best, said up to 119.1 million people would transfer from private insurance into the government plan. >> one possible road to compromise on the public option debate, nonprofit cooperatives which could compete with private insurers but would not be run by the government. there's so much out there, so much...
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but we also have another chart from the lewin group. they do health care research. they have researched this bill and the public option. what he said in your question is that it is the government auction. unfortunately, it is only an option in the beginning. then is the only option. if you say the only, it makes it not an option. so what happens is that the health care commissioner determines what plan, what health insurance plan can be offered in this national exchange which we have to buy out. ok? they also determine what the public plan or government option is. therefore, if the referee is wearing a carolina panthers jersey, do you think he will be an unbiased referee of the football game? let's think practically. if your kid is on the baseball team, you cannot be a fair referee. commissioner, they can certainly have the plan for the government option. based on how this bill operates the onus is on the individual, not the business. so, individuals will have to purchase it. under this plan, 119 million americans will not be offered health insurance by their existi
but we also have another chart from the lewin group. they do health care research. they have researched this bill and the public option. what he said in your question is that it is the government auction. unfortunately, it is only an option in the beginning. then is the only option. if you say the only, it makes it not an option. so what happens is that the health care commissioner determines what plan, what health insurance plan can be offered in this national exchange which we have to buy...